"African-American Vernacular English" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=African-American Vernacular English}} African-American Vernacular English
  1. A variation of Modern English spoken predominantly by lower socioeconomic class individuals of African descent, usually in urban or suburban surroundings in the United States. Wikipedia link: African-American Vernacular English Categories (topical): Sociolinguistics Synonyms: African-American English, Afro-American Vernacular English, AAVE, Black English (english: BE) [US], Black English Vernacular (alt: BEV), Ebonics, African American Vernacular English, African American vernacular English, African-American vernacular English Related terms: AAE Translations (variation of Modern English spoken by African-Americans): 非洲裔美國人白話英語 (Chinese Mandarin), 非洲裔美国人白话英语 (Fēizhōu yì měiguó rén báihuà yīngyǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), afrikkalaisamerikkalainen englanti (Finnish), afroamerikanisches Englisch [neuter] (German), 黒人英語 (kokujin eigo) (alt: こくじんえいご) (Japanese), vernáculo afro-americano [masculine] (Portuguese), Афроамериканский англи́йский (Afroamerikanskij anglíjskij) [feminine] (Russian), Afroamerikan vernaküler İngilizcesi (Turkish), Afroamerikan İngilizcesi (Turkish)

Alternative forms

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